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Chief economist update: The money is one Fed rate hike next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... the US fiscal stimulus and the lagged effects of the Fed's previous rate hikes. Latest indicators from the major economies of China, the Eurozone and Japan clearly show the loss of growth momentum there. Trump's tax cuts and fiscal spending would ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper oil greases wheels of growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... 2018 persisted. But it has not. China is slowing, the Eurozone is losing momentum and an increasing number of emerging economies are either in or heading for contraction. Slowing economies create lesser demand for oil. However, I take offence at the ...

Chief economist update: Oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... emerging nations which, along with currency depreciation, experienced rising inflation in their respective domestic economies. This has prompted many emerging market central banks to raise interest rates, damping business activity and hence, demand for ...

October volatility sours investor outlook

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018
... administration (46%) was cited as the major issue investors were concerned about. Tensions between the world's major economies (40%), global debt levels (33%) and China slowing down (32%) are also concerning factors. State Street's Investor Confidence ...

Chief economist update: If you can't beat Trump, copy Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... extension, overall growth) should also lift its demand for imports (perhaps, not from the US) supporting growth in the economies of its trading partners. Win-win! ========== Below is the draft tax reduction plan I borrowed from the China Legal Information ...

Chief economist update: Is China starting to slow down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
... partner and buys 32% of the country's total exports. Not to mention the flow on effects on Australia from other economies that imports from Australia. For sure, the signs are ominous but still, isn't this what China had been aiming for all along? ...

S&P Dow Jones partners with pension fund giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... investments, S&P Dow Jones Indices' ESG capabilities continue to fill the gaps and contribute to the growth of sustainable economies," he said. Matturri added: "We are honoured to be working with GPIF and JPX to raise market awareness for higher ESG ...

Chief economist update: Stability is doing it for Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... spending. Exports are expected to continue their moderate increasing trend on the back of the firm growth in overseas economies. The year-on-year rate of change in the CPI is likely to increase gradually toward 2%, mainly on the back of the output gap ...

Chief economist update: Confidence down, conditions up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... crisis has passed. More so, given buoyant local business conditions despite the uncertainties emanating from global economies and markets. Australian business conditions increased to a reading of +15 in August from +13 in the previous month and remains ...

We have won the battle, not the war: AustralianSuper CEO

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... for members. So those members would be worse off," he said. "The remaining members of the fund would have diminished economies of scale available to the fund to deploy on their behalf." Earlier today the commission heard NULIS struggled to manage conflicts ...